Verb forms

Present forms of verbs

Present simple of beI’mhe/she/it’swe/you/they’reI’m nothe/she/it isn’twe/you/they aren’tAm I? Is he/she/it?Are we/you/they?

Present simpleI/we/you/they workhe/she/it worksI/we/you/they don’t workhe/she/it doesn’t workDo I/we/you/they work?Does he/she/it work?

Present continuousI’m workinghe/she/it’s workingwe/you/they’re workingI’m not workinghe/she/it isn’t workingwe/you/they aren’t workingAm I working?Is he/she/it working?Are we/you/they working?

Past forms of verbs

Past simple of beI/he/she/it waswe/you/they wereI/he/she/it wasn’twe/you/they weren’tWas I/he/she/it?Were we/you/they?

Past simple of regular verbsI/he/she/it/we/you/they workedI/he/she/it/we/you/they didn’t workDid I/he/she/it/you/they work?

Past simple of irregular verbsI/he/she/it/we/you/they wentI/he/she/it/we/you/they didn’t goDid I/he/she/it/we/you/they go?

Past continuous I/he/she/it was workingwe/you/they were workingI/he/she/it wasn’t workingwe/you/they weren’t workingWas I/he/she/it working?Were we/you/they working?

Present perfect simpleI/we/you/they’ve workedhe/she/it’s workedI/we/you/they haven’t workedhe/she/it hasn’t workedHave I/we/you/they worked?Has he/she/it worked?

Present perfect continuousI/we/you/they’ve been workinghe/she/it’s been workingI/we/you/they haven’t been workinghe/she/it hasn’t been workingHave I/we/you/they been working?Has he/she/it been working?

Past perfect simpleI/he/she/it/we/you/they’d seenI/he/she/it/we/you/they hadn’t seenHad I/he/she/it/we/you/they seen?

Past perfect continuousI/he/she/it/we/you/they’d been workingI/he/she/it/we/you/they hadn’t been workingHad I/he/she/it/we/you/they been working?

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© Kenna Bourke 2006

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